A five bed basic hospital building has been constructed in Lomanthang Rural Municipality of Upper Mustang. Under the integrated health infrastructure development program of the federal government, a two-and-a-half-story basic health service building has been constructed with the assistance of Lomanthang Rural Municipality.
In order to provide health services to the citizens of Upper Mustang, the infrastructure construction contract was signed in the financial year 2078/79. The construction of the basic health service infrastructure in Lomanthang, which has a contract period of two years, could not be completed due to the corona epidemic and adverse weather conditions. According to the contract, the building was to be completed in May 2080/81.
Lomanthang-5 A 27-storey building has been constructed near Lomanthang market. The building was completed at a cost of Rs 7.19 million, informed the Acting Office Head of the Rural Municipality, Vikas KC. He informed that for the purpose of providing services with specialist doctors, accommodation for doctors and health workers including surgery room, X-ray room, lab room, delivery room, pharmacy room has been constructed.
Lomanthang rural municipality president Tasinarbu Gurung said that the building was constructed to provide basic health services to the citizens of Upper Mustang. He says that even though the building is built, there is a lack of equipment and manpower to operate the service. "To operate the service, the support of the federal and state governments is needed," he said.
